Configure Endnote for 'Find Full Text'

EndNote can find and attach full text articles to some references already in your library. If the Find Full Text function does not appear to work when you're off campus check that you have correctly configured EndNote:

PCs Edit - Preferences - Find Fulltext

Macs - Endnote X7 - Preferences - Find Fulltext

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The Find Full Text feature depends on:

DOI (Digital Object Identifier). If EndNote references do not have a valid DOI in the DOI field it is unlikely to find full text for that reference

Full text options

EndNote can find and attach full text articles to some references already in your library.

You will need to configure EndNote (refer to box left) to use this function the first time.

Highlight the references for which you want to find full text (use the Ctrl key to select more than one reference).

Select References > Right click - Find Full Text > or use the icon . For Macs use

A temporary Find Full Text Group will appear in the left plane, which will disappear when you close the library.

If EndNote is able to find the full text, it will be attached to your reference and a paper clip icon will appear next to the reference.

To view the full text highlight the reference & click on the Attached PDFs tab OR double click on the reference ;to open and scroll down to the File Attachment field > Double click on the file icon to open.

NB: EndNote will not always find the full text article. This may be due to the quality of the data in the reference or the Murdoch University Library may not have a subscription to the journal.

If EndNote is unable to find full text (due to firewalls, network speed, non subscriptions etc) you can attach it manually:

Download the full text file onto your computer or USB.

Double click on the relevant reference in your EndNote library to open.

The check box is ticked by default to attach a copy of the file to the EndNote record, storing it with your library & creating a relative link. Only untick this box if you want to link to the original file on your computer (creating an absolute link & not allowing it to travel with your library).

Click Open.

The file will appear in the File Attachments field of the reference.

Alternatively highlight the relevant EndNote reference and drag and drop the PDF icon into the reference (this is easiest done with the desktop shown and your EndNote library window minimised)

From a folder: highlight the relevant EndNote reference, and while in your EndNote library click

References>File Attachments>Attach File. Browse your folders for the PDF and then double click to attach it to the reference.

If a PDF contains DOI (Digital Object Identifier) EndNote can import a file or folder containing several files and automatically create the reference. To import a file or folder make sure you are connected to the internet.

Go to File > Import then select the file or folder.

Next click Choose and navigate to where the PDF/s are saved and click Open

At Import Option ; select PDF

Use the duplicates option as required : import all , Discard duplicates or Import into duplicates library

Leave Text Translation as No translation

Click Import

Once imported, click on the reference, right click and select Add Reference to and save to a group.

Any new PDFs saved will now appear in the PDF folder/Imported (this Imported folder is automatically created by EndNote and simultaneously the imported pdfs will appear as references in your library with the pdf attached.

You can annotate (add your own notes) using sticky notes and highlight text in attached PDF documents

Highlight a reference with an attached PDF

Click on the PDF name in the preview panel. eg Duncan-2015.pdf

A toolbar will appear. Hover over the icons to see their function.

The opens the PDF in the main window. To close, click the icon top left.